When I went to law school, nobody heard of civil rights.

In my view, I did not get to the federal bench because I was a woman

Something which we think is impossible now is not impossible in another decade.

Affirmitive action is extremely complex because it appears in many different forms.

Columbia Law School men were being drafted, and suddenly women who had done well in college were considered acceptable candidates for the vacant seats.

Too many whites still see blacks as a group apart.

Today's white majority is largely silent about the race question.